Diamond cutting wheels wear out, use large amounts of liquid coolant, take considerable time, and cannot machine thin gaps. Electronic-discharge machining (EDM) only works on electrically conductive ...

After 10 years in the making, Synova's water-jet-guided technology is being used to cut, drill, grind and dice materials as varied as gallium arsenide and polycrystalline diamond. Jacqueline Hewett ...

Turbine blades for use in jet engines need to be made of a hard, unyielding exotic material made to exact specifications, which means the drilling of tiny cooling holes in the blades runs the risk of ...

Combining a water jet with a pulsed fiber laser gives a maintenance-free tool for cutting thin sheet metal. Synova, the Swiss pioneer of water-jet guided lasers, has teamed up with the fiber laser ...

We’ve become used to CNC mills and 3D printers becoming staples of our workshops, and thanks to the wonders of international trade even a modest laser cutter is not beyond the reach of most ...

An illustration from Jet Edge shows how the intensifier acts as an amplifier as it converts the energy from low-pressure hydraulic fluid into ultrahigh-pressure water. The hydraulic system provides ...